School start in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia: The holidays are over!

School start in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia: The holidays are over!

Today, August 11, 2025, the summer vacation period ends in several federal states in Germany and a new school year begins. The first day of school is today, particularly in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, while Bremen, Lower Saxony and Saarland will start classes later this week. Deutschlandfunk reports that the summer holidays traditionally last a good three months in order to distribute school and vacation times evenly across the population.

This regulation is particularly important for parents and students, because most federal states alternate holiday dates. This means schools can optimally plan their holiday periods between June 20th and September 15th. But not all federal states take part in this “rolling system”: Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are an exception and are always the last to start their holidays.

Holiday dates in 2030

A look into the future shows that planning for the holiday dates from 2030 is already on the table. According to schulferien.org, the holiday dates for 2030 have already been set and vary depending on the federal state. Here is an overview of the most important dates:

• Baden-Württemberg: 15.04. – 26.04., 11.06. – 21.06., 25.07. – 07.09.
• Bayern: 04.03. – 08.03., 15.04. – 26.04., 11.06. – 21.06., 29.07. – 09.09., 20.11.
• Berlin: 04.02. – 09.02., 15.04. – 26.04. + 31.05., 07.06., 04.07. – 17.08.
• Brandenburg: 04.02. – 09.02., 15.04. – 26.04. + 31.05., 04.07. – 17.08.
• Bremen: 31.01. – 01.02., 08.04. – 23.04., 31.05. + 11.06., 11.07. – 21.08.

The entire 2030 calendar year is an exciting challenge for parents, teachers and students, as not only do school days have to be reorganized, but individual vacation planning must also be carried out in accordance with the vacation times. As the overview from schulferien-deutschland.info shows, parents can easily select the dates according to federal states and types of holidays, be it for winter holidays, Easter holidays or summer holidays.

An interesting theme that emerges in the discussion about holiday dates from 2030 is the possibility of long-term planning. There are considerations that other federal states are also trying to be the last to start the summer holidays, which could certainly make the coordination of the holiday times even more exciting.

The start of the new school year not only brings with it fresh knowledge, but also considerations and discussions about the future holiday structure. Especially at a time when planning security is becoming increasingly important for families, developments surrounding holiday dates remain one of the central topics in the educational discourse.